News & Updates

Intern Match 2020

Despite the current clinical challenges posed by COVID-19, medical students and faculty alike recently celebrated the results of the 2020 NRMP Match! Boston Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency program is thrilled to welcome a competitive and diverse class of incoming interns, some of whom will be receiving their Medical Degrees... More

Emelia Benjamin, MD Receives AAIM Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award

Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity in the Department of Medicine at BUSM and BMC and BUMC Assistant Provost for Faculty Development, will receive the 2020 Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. “Through her world-class research program in... More

Dept COVID-19 Update

Colleagues, I wanted to update you on a few departmental and institutional activities, and to also express my gratitude for your generous and diligent support of one another and the needs of our patients. PPE: A number of you have expressed legitimate concern about the restricted availability of PPE, particularly masks, beyond... More

DOM Experts Weigh-In on COVID-19

Medicine faculty from the sections of Infectious Diseases and Geriatrics provide expert advice regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Joshua Barocas, MD, Infectious Diseases WBUR More Of Your Questions About The Coronavirus, Answered Tamar Barlam, MD, Infectious Diseases Boston Globe Boston’s infectious disease specialists’ message to the public: Don’t be cavalier about the coronavirus Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MA, Infectious Diseases ABC... More

Caring for the Transgender Patient

Caring for the Transgender Patient: Grand Rounds Discussion From Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center By Howard Libman, MD; Joshua D. Safer, MD; Jennifer R. Siegel, MD; Eileen E. Reynolds, MD In a recent Medical Grand Rounds at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston area leaders in care for transgender patients, including Jenny Siegel, More

Boston Magazin 2020 Top Docs

DOM Faculty Named 2020 Boston “Top Docs”

44 faculty members of the Department of Medicine have been named to Boston Magazine's annual Top Docs List.   Cardiac Electrophysiology Robert Helm Kevin Monahan Cardiovascular Disease Eric Awtry Gary Balady Sheilah Bernard Robert Eberhardt Alice Jacobs Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Sonia Ananthakrishnan Alan Farwell Michael Holick Stephanie Lee Elizabeth Pearce Gastroenterology Charles Bliss David Lichtenstein Robert Lowe David Nunes Geriatric Medicine Heidi Auerbach Lisa Caruso Hollis Day Hematology Vaishali Sanchorawala Internal Medicine Thomas Barber Melissa DiPetrillo Warren Hershman Angela Jackson Susan Phillips Jeffrey Samet Charles... More

WBUR Radio features Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria

Will Massachusetts Ban Flavored Tobacco?

Dr. Hasmeena Kathuria, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Section of Pulmonary, Allergy and Sleep Medicine and director of the Tobacco Treatment Center at Boston Medical Center, joins State Sen. John Keenan on Radio Boston to discuss the future of a flavored tobacco ban now before the Massachusetts Senate. The proposal passed in... More

Dr. David Coleman to Receive Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award

Dr. David Coleman, Wade Professor and Chairman of Medicine, has been named the 2020 recipient of The Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award, presented by the Association of Professors of Medicine (APM). From the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine Announcement: "Described as an “outstanding chair who has distinguished himself... More